New Zealand's Daniel Vettori out of Twenty20 series against England

Published: June 20 2013 | 11:42

Last updated: June 20 2013 | 16:41

New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori will miss next week's Twenty20 series against England following surgery on an Achilles injury.

New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori has been ruled out of the Twenty20 series against England next week due to an Achilles injury.

The 34-year-old will miss both games at The Oval following surgery, while Grant Elliott and Tim Southee have also been excluded from the squad due to injury.

"Dan has been suffering from this injury for the past year and surgery was the only option to prolong his career with the Black Caps," said physiotherapist Paul Close.

The first clash will take place on June 25, with the second and final encounter two days later.

New Zealand squad:

Brendon McCullum (Otago Volts), Corey Anderson (Northern Knights), Doug Bracewell (Central Stags), Ian Butler (Otago Volts), James Franklin (Wellington Firebirds), Martin Guptill (Auckland Aces), Roneel Hira (Canterbury Wizards), Tom Latham (Canterbury Wizards), Mitchell McClenaghan (Auckland Aces), Nathan McCullum (Otago Volts), Kyle Mills (Auckland Aces), Colin Munro (Auckland Aces), Hamish Rutherford (Otago Volts), Ross Taylor (Central Stags)